[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1562 - July 20, 2007
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1562 - July 20, 2007
The following is a Q-S-T. Foundation Class mania is starting to sweep
the globe, a new emergency communications system is unveiled in New
York, and he's retired again. Find out who's left what radio on
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1562 coming your way right now.
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RESTRUCTURING: FOUNDATION CLASS MANIA IS SWEEPING THE GLOBE
Call it Foundation Class mania. The successful introduction of
Foundation Licenses, particularly in Britain and Australia, continues
to be food for thought in a number of other countries around the world.
Jim Linton, VK3PC, of the W-I-A News is here with the story:
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The latest to declare such an interest is the New Zealand Association
of Radio Transmitters (NZART) which is looking at the possible
introduction of a Foundation type license.
New Zealand currently has a single license restructure having abandoned
its Novice license which was not a success and in its final year had
only about a dozen on issue.
NZART says a Foundation License will be considered over coming months
with both the British and Australian models being examined for their
suitability.
Canada is still in favor of a new entry license. However the thought
there are the moment is that it should be of a limited tenure in order
to encourage licensees to upgrade. The regulator Industry Canada is
talking about the new license being introduced in years, rather than
months.
Papua New Guinea is also looking at the possible introduction of a
Foundation License. And decisions have yet to be made on a commonly
agreed Foundation license that can be adopted by member nations of the
European Community.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Linton, VK3PC
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The bottom line. Its starting to look as if the Foundation Class
license could become the ham radio entry point for people, world wide.
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RESCUE RADIO: ITS "NEWS" TO THE BIG APPLE
The Big Apple and its Eastern suburbs will soon have a new emergency
communications program. One which encourages the participation of all
amateur radio operators to pass messages of any nature during a large-
scale emergency. Amateur Radio Newsline's Evi Simons is in the Big
Apple with more:
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Called the Neighborhood Emergency Watch or NEWS System, the program
will allow any radio amateur in New York City and on Long Island to
help friends and neighbors in time of disaster. This, by providing
emergency communications when all other forms of messaging are
unavailable.
According to the program administrators, during disasters, phone lines
become overloaded, cell phones are rendered useless and most other
public communication becomes nearly impossible to use. But with NEWS,
Amateur Radio operators will be able to offer assistance by simply
passing along messages to other hams who are able to get through to
emergency services. This, using the hobby's long established network
of Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers.
NEWS will also sponsor nets that will liaison with other emergency
communications systems that might be concurrently with the NEWS
operations. This means that NEWS will have the capability to
participate in networks that A-R-E-S and other groups have established
with first-responder groups.
Each borough, county and town will have a Local Operations Center, to
be developed as the NEWS network evolves. Combined with the ham
resident in the Metro New York and Long Island areas, these Local
Operations Center will eventually tie into citywide and other
logistical emergency nets to provide a venue and lines of
communications to serve local needs.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Evi Simons, in New York.
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If you live in that area and if all this sounds exciting to you there
is a lot more information about the NEWS program on-line at
www.neighborhoodemergencywatchsystem.org (N2YBB)
**
RESCUE RADIO: HAMS WORK THE NEW MEXICO - TEXAS BORDER STORM
Amateur Radio emergency communications took center stage in parts of
New Mexico and Texas the evening of June 26th. This when the leading
edge of a severe weather front traveled along the border of the two
states. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, reports:
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With poor weather spotting coverage in that part of the county, Rob
Tice, W5TIC left the town of Lovington heading north. He operated on
the Caprock repeater with Alf Lindsey, W5ALL, in Roswell providing
reports using Gibson Ridge radar software.
W5TIC met up with the storm in Tatum, New Mexico. He used a handheld
anemometer to get a 78 MPH reading as the storm gust front hit. While
Lindsay kept him updated with radar reports, Jim Morrison, KM5BS
relayed Tice's storm reports back to the weather watch center. As the
storm front moved south, Tice tracked along with it and continued to
provide reports.
At this point Gaines County activated its EOC providing radio contact
with Jack Moore, KC5LNY, in Seminole, Texas. Shortly after the front
hit Seminole, Moore requested wthat Hobbs Fire be contacted for mutual
aid. He said most of their communications had been knocked out or were
on battery backup.
Gaines EOC was in danger of being overwhelmed with reports of damage,
injuries and fires. W5TIC went to the EOC and volunteered to take
over.
The storm front was approaching the Midland Texas area by then and the
net control at SkyWarn requested New Mexico to take traffic as they
worked the rest of the event. Clint Lannom, N5MXE, in Midland, came up
to serve as net control.
About 0100 CDT, the severe wether event was pretty much over for
SkyWarn volunters. The hams serving at the various locations were able
to stand down and return home.
A job well done.
For the amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the
studio in Los Angeles.
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Severe weather in this part of the country is not uncommon and the hams
who live there and are involved in Skywarn are always on the alert.
(K5CEC)
**
RADIO LAW: FCC REFUSES TO REVIEW GMRS LICENSE GRANTS
The FCC has told the Personal Radio Association, Inc. that it does not
have the legal ground to challenge license grants made in the General
Mobile Radio Service. In a letter to the groups president Douglas M.
Smith, the FCC says that the fact that an individual's G-M-R-S license
lists a business address as the contact information, does not present
sufficient evidence, standing alone, to suggest that the license was
improperly granted or that the station is operating in violation of the
Commission's Rules.
The denial comes in response to a complaint to the FCC by the Personal
Radio Association filing back on February 12th. It had requested the
regulatory agency review the grants of 277 G-M-R-S licenses because
the records contains the name of an organization or company in the
"attention" field. The Personal Radio Association said this indicated
the licenses may have been issued to entities not eligible for
licensing in the GMRS.
But the FCC says that's not the case. It says that the information in
the "attention" field is just what is says. It is a note for
Commission use and as such it has no impact on the validity of the
license. For that reason it is denying the Personal Radio Groups
license review request.
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SUPER EFFICIENT AMPLIFIER DESIGNED BY AMSAT HAMS
The Amsat News service reports that Allen Katz, K2UYH and Marc Franco,
N2UO have developed a VHF, high-efficiency, class-E, R-F power
amplifier. One with a DC to RF efficiency of 86.8%.
A-N-S says that their design is based on silicon carbide metal-
semiconductor field effect transistors. The amplifier efficiency was
measured at around 86 to 88% with this number holding quite well at
almost any drain voltage or output power.
The AMSAT News Service ays that this type of amplifier is under
consideration for the envelope elimination and restoration linear
amplifier planned for the upcoming AMSAT Eagle ham radio satellite.
The design was presented in a paper at the IEEE International
Microwave Symposium in Hawaii. It is now available on-line at
http://www.cree.com/products/wireless_docs.htm titled
"Class-E Silicon Carbide VHF Power Amplifier" (ANS)
**
NEW PRODUCTS: NEW KENWOOD DUAL BANDER A HIT WITH THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
A newly released 2 meter and 70 centimeter dual band radio from Kenwood
is getting rave reviews from the visually handicapped ham radio
community. The transceiver in question is the Kenwood model TM-V71A.
Blind and visually impaired amateurs love it because when equipped with
the optional VGS-1 voice chip unit, the radio announces even menu-level
settings for true accessibility by audio alone. One of those most
enthusiastic about this feature is Linda Reeder, N7HVF, of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
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N7HVF: "The 71A is the most blind user friendly radio I have ever see
in the 22 years I have been in Amateue Radio."
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N7HVF is so enthussed about the new TM-V71A, that she not only bought
one. She has also produced and recorded a 12 minute audio netcast that
loojks at the new radio and explains what its capable of doing. Heres
a samole:
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N7HVF: (Descriptive audio of how rgw TM-V71A operates demonstrating
voice readout.)
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The TM-V71A is not just for the blind or visually impaired. The radios
voice readout also functions as a safety enhancement that lets an
operator tune the radio will operating mobile without ever having to
take his or her eyes off the road.
But it is the visually handicapped that are the most vocal in singing
its praises. You can hear Linda Reeders entire report on the blind
friendly new Kenwood radio at the HandiHam website. A link directly to
it is in this weeks printed, Amateur Radio Newsline report. Its in
cyberspace at http://www.handiham.org/manuals/Kenwood/TMV71A/tmv71a.mp3
More about the TMV-71A is at the Kenewood website in PDF form at
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Dealers/Us1/flyers/TM-V71A.pdf (N7HVF)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FCC TELLS NJ HAM TO CLEAR UP RPT TO RPT INTERFERENCE
Anthony W. Cranston, WA2HYO, of East Brunswick, New Jersey has been
told by the by FCC that his uncoordinated repeater is allegedly
interfering with a coordinated system. The regulatory agency says it
wants to know what Cranston plans to do to remedy the situation.
In its June 29th letter to WA2HYO, the FCC says that representatives of
the WA3BXW repeater had contacted Cranston a number of times since
2003, but to this date it remains unresolved. So, as per the Part 97
Amateur Service Rules it is placing the burden to solve the problem on
Cranston's uncoordinated repeater since the WA3BXW system is
coordinated.
For those not aware Section 97.205 of the Commission's rule states that
where there is interference between a coordinated and an uncoordinated
repeater, the licensee of the uncoordinated repeater has primary
responsibility to resolve the interference. And the FCC appears to be
placing that responsibility squarely on Cranston.
WA2HYO was given 20 days from the date of the FCC's letter to respond
to the inquiry. It instructed him to furnish the Commission with all
of the information that it has requested.
Cranston was also warned that failure to resolve this interference
problem will result in enforcement action against his license.
Enforcement that may include removal of automatic control privileges
from his repeater. (FCC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: TEXAS CB'ER FINED $7000
The FCC has affirmed a $7,000 against 11 meter C-B operator Donald
Winton of Corpus Cristi, Texas. This for allegedly rebroadcasting a
local AM station on CB Channel 19. And for refusing to allow the FCC to
inspect his station. Amateur Radio Newlines Bruce Tennant, K6PZW,
reports:
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The FCC says that last February 21st it received a complaint that a CB
radio station in Corpus Christi was jamming communications on CB channel
19 by continually re-broadcasting the programming of a local AM broadcast
station. An agent from the Commission's Houston Office used radio
direction finding and determined that the signal originated from an
antenna mounted on a house in that city
While the agent was making measurements on the radio signal, Donald
Winton exited the house and walked down the driveway. The agent
introduced himself and requested to inspect the CB radio station inside
the house. Mr. Winton confirmed this location was his residence and that
the CB station belonged to him, but refused to make it available for
inspection.
The agent advised Winton that the Commission's Rules require the operator
of a CB radio station to make the station available for inspection.
Winton still refused. The agent then requested that Winton go inside and
take the station off the air because it was blocking communications on CB
radio channel 19. The FCC says that Winton walked into the house and the
station's transmissions ceased. Winton returned and continued to refuse
to make the station available for inspection, so the agent left.
On April 23, 2007, the Houston Office issued a Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture to Winton in the amount of $7,000. Winton
responded by requesting either a reduction or cancellation of the fine.
He also claimed that his CB transmitter was not on when the agent
arrived, and that, if it was on, it must have been operated by homeless
people whom he allows access to his home. He also claimed that he did
not allow the agent access to his home, because the agent did not have a
warrant and because he was concerned that his dogs might injure the
agent. Finally, he states that he was not aware of any of the
Commission's Rules governing CB radios.
But the FCC says that Winton has no explanation for how the agents used
direction finding to locate the source of the signal to his residence.
Nor could he explain how the agent was able to observe the signal right
before he came out of his house. And the FCC noted that Winton admits
that he refused to provide the agent access to his CB station located
in his residence. This, even though FCC rules authorize inspection of
all CB stations by the Commission. Accordingly, agents are not
required to obtain a warrant to inspect a CB station.
The bottom line. The FCC says that it finds no basis for cancellation
or reduction of the $7,000 forfeiture and has ordered Donald Winton to
pay it within the next 30 days.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los
Angeles.
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At this point Winton has only two choices. He can pay the $7000 fine
or he can appeal the matter higher up the FCC's administrative chain.
(FCC)
**
ON THE WEB: IQSLUSA ANNOUNCED
Yet another new electronic QSL service has emerged. Calling itself I
QSL USA, the founders says that it is aimed at both electronic as well
paper QSL users and contains several innovative features designed to
make QSLing a lot easier. More information is on-line at
www.iqslusa.com. (VA3FH via qrz.com)
**
ON THE WEB: 14000.NET CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
The 14300.net website will celebrate it's one year anniversary next
month.
The brain child of Steve Wojton, NN2NN, the website was started in
August of 2006 to help promote the net activities on the 20 meter
frequency of 14.300 MHz. Since then the site has steadily grown in
popularity with those assisting with traffic and with the ham radio
sailing community.
With some exclusive content and easy to navigate links concerning net
operation, 14300.net has become a useful tool for the many net control
stations who volunteer countless hours to handling traffic on 14.300
MHz. The site is in cyberspace at http://14300.net (Southgate)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: N6USO RELEASE FROM HOSPITAL - RECOVERING AT HOME
Some good news to report. Word that Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy
Burton Brink, N6USO is out of the hospital and recovering at home from
injuries suffered in an on-duty accident.
As previously reported, the incident took place on June 13th. This,
when a driver tried to exit the carpool lane on the Interstate 10
freeway. The motorist, who was in violation of state law requiring
there be more than one person in the car did not check for a clear
lane. He collided with Brink who was on motorcycle patrol.
N6USO suffered 9 broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, a punctured lung
and a punctured spleen. He required almost a month of hospital care
and it will likely be another half year before he can return to duty.
Brink asks that nobody call him right now as he is still in a lot of
pain. Get well wishes are best sent by e-mail to n6uso at officer.com.
(WA6ILQ)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: WR1B NAMED NEW EDITOR OF QEX
And a word of congratulations to Larry Wolfgang, WR1B, on being named
as the new editor of the ARRL publication QEX. He assumes the position
from Doug Smith, KF6DX, who has edited QEX since September of `1998.
Wolfgang had been serving as QEX Managing Editor for the past year and
a half and as a member of Newsline's Young Ham of the Year judging
committee for the past two seasons. (ARRL)
**
ON THE NET: WEATHERBRAINS - A FREE NETCAST ABOUT THE WEATHER
If you are a radio amateur involved in severe weather spotting or just
ham an interest in the environment, a couple of hams in Alabama have a
website you will want to visit and an Internet radio show you will want
to hear. The website and the show are both called WeatherBrains. In
one recent program they interviewed Gary Woodall of the National
Weather Service office in Ft. Worth, Texas to find out about the art of
post storm surveys:
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Audio only. Hear it by downloading the MP3 version of this newscast at
www.arnewsline.org
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Weatherbrains is the brain child of Birmingam weathercaster James
Spann, WO4W, television producer David Black, KB4KCH and a couple of
their weather centric friends. All experts in the area of weather
forecasting. Each week the WeatherBrains crew takes an in depth look
at all sides of the weather scene and brings it to their listeners in a
way that's entertaining and easy to understand.
The WeatherBrains program originates from the studios of The Weather
Company in Birmingham, Alabama. New shows are posted each Tuesday. To
subscribe or learn more about WeatherBrains take your web browser to
www.weatherbrains.com And less we forget -- listening to WeatherBrains
is free. (ARNewsline)
**
THE SOCIAL SCENE: LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE 2007 HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST
On the ham radio social scene, Tom Medlin, WA5KUB, reports that he will
once again be streaming live audio and video of this years Huntsville
Hamfest.
Coverage begins with his drive from Cordova, Tennessee to Huntsville
That starts at O8:OO hours Central U-S time on Friday morning August
17th. Once he arrives in Huntsville, he will begin his live broadcast
of the Hamfest. Tom will also live stream this years Young Ham of the
Year presentation that will take place at 2 P.M. Central of Saturday,
August the 18th.
All the action will be in cyberspace at Tom website. Its on his video
page at http://wa5kub.com (WA5KUB)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AO-51 PLAYING SOME FM GAMES
During the period of July 10 to July 12 the AMSAT OSAR 51 satellite was
in its FM repeater mode with the uplink on 1268.700 MHz and the
downlink on 2401.200 MHz. On July 10th, OE1VKW reported hearing the
bird flying over Vienna with very strong signals.
As of July 13th, AO-51 was in the FM repeater mode, with an uplink on
145.920 MHz and downlink on 435.300 MHz. Telemetry is on the 435.150
MHz downlink. Starting on Tuesday, July 24th look for AO-51 to operate
with an SSB uplink on 145.880 MHz and FM downlink via 435.300 MHz. An
interesting combination of modes to say the least. (ANS)
**
WORLDBEAT - INSONESIA: ORARI PROVIES A NEEDED EMCOMM SERVICE
Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization Vice President M Jusuf Kalla says
that his organization is still needed. Especially during emergencies
and also to reach areas not accessible by telephones.
In a recent interview with the Antara News Service, Kalla is quoted as
saying that experience has shown that telephone transmission towers and
cellular phone networks are usually among the first structures to
collapse in disasters like earthquakes. Kalls says that in those such
situations, Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization members often provide
out to be a welcome alternative means of communication.
According to the Kalla, every telecommunication technology device has
its advantages and disadvantages. He noted that not all areas of
Indonesia`s vast territory are accessible by telephones. As such, two-
way radio is still needed as a means of communication with people in
these remote areas.
Now in its 39th year, the Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization has
been in providing communication support during disaster-caused
emergencies in the country (ANTARA News)
**
WORLDBEAT - ROUMANIA: THE NEW PRO - CW - CLUB
>From Romania comes word of the newly formed Pro C-W Club. The creation
of YO6EX, the organization is dedicated to the preservation and
encouragement the art of CW communications world-wide. There are two
catagories of membership. These are full and associate. . Dues is 10
Euros. Applications go to YO6EX, P.O.Box 168, SIBIU-1, RO-550450,
Romania. (YO6EX)
**
WORLDBEAT - NOVA SCOTIA: 4th ANNUAL MARIIME DX FORUM AUGUST 4
The 4th Annual Maritime DX Forum is slated for Saturday, August 4th, in
Upper Tantallon, just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Halifax
Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring this years event which includes
presentations by Tom Harrell, N4XP, talking about the highly
challenging 2007 Scarborough Reef Dxpedition.
Also on hand will be Scott Wood, VE1QD. He will take attendees
vicariously on a trip to the British Antarctic Territories, which is
some of the rarest DX real estate on the planet.
All DX'ers and contesters are welcome. Complete details and a
registration form can be downloaded from www.halifax-arc.org (Halifax
ARC)
**
ON THE AIR: WAR ACTIVATED IN CROSSBAND COMMUNICATIONS TEST
A three letter special event callsign with no numeric indicator.
That's the story of the callsign W-A-R as it was used in last May 12th
in the 58th running of the Crossband Communications Test sponsored by
the Army Military Affiliate Radio System.
The historic W-A-R callsign was originally the property of the old
United States War Department as it was known in those days. This year
the W-A-R call was rolled out to be used in the cross band ham radio
test station operating at the Pentagon. This was very significant to
the members of the Pentagon Amateur Radio Club as the W-A-R call has
been in exile at Fort Detrick, Maryland.for many years.
The complete story about the W-A-R commemorative call and this years
Crossband Communications Test is in the article titled Amateur Radio at
the Pentagon by Bill Sexton, N1IN. It begins on Page 29 of the August
Worldradio Magazine. (Worldradio)
**
DX
In D-X, plan ahead to work San Andres as K3WT, N0STL,W0OR and
N0AT will be active from there between November 19th and the 27th.
Operations will include the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest on November 24th
and the 25th. This will be a Multi- Single entry. The contest callsign
has not yet been announced.
Also coming on this November is Greneda. This with seven operators
active as J3A also during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. Outside the
contest they will be using their own personal callsigns. QSL J3A via
WA1S.
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: ART BELL, W6OBB, RETIRES - AGAIN
And finally this week, he' done it again. Retired that is. The "he"
in this case is internationally known talk show host Art Bell, W6OBB.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, has the details:
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IF THREE TIMES IS A CHARM, THEN WHAT IS FOUR? VETERAN TALK SHOW HOST
ART BELL, W6OBB STUNNED HIS AUDIENCE ON JULY 1ST WITH THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT:
W6OBB: "I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT, THAT FOR THE .... ACTUALLY
.... I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES IT IS NOW ....SOMEBODY'S COUNTING ....
(LAUGH) FOLLOWING TONIGHTS BROADCAST ... I AM RETIRING FROM REGULAR
WEEKEND PROGRAMMING":
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THE MOVE STUNNED MANY LISTENERS OF THE "COAST TO COAST AM" SHOW THAT
ART HOSTED ON THE WEEKEND. SOME LISTENERS SPECULATED THAT THIS WAS A
PUBLICITY STUNT, OTHERS WERE JUST DISAPPOINTED AS BELL HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED AS BEING THE FOUNDER OF WHAT HAS BECOME A RATINGS WINNER IN
OVERNIGHT PROGRAMMING, AND THE ONLY SOURCE FOR PARANORMAL TALK.
ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS DEPARTURES FROM THE AIR WERE DUE TO PROBLEMS AND
TRAGEDY IN HIS LIFE, SUCH AS THE DEATH OF HIS THIRD WIFE, RAMONNA, IN
JANUARY OF 2006, BELL SAID THAT THIS IS A HAPPY RETIREMENT.:
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W6OBB: "THE REASONS, ACTUALLY, ARE STATED BY NEARLY EVERYBODY WHO EVER
MAKES SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT. ONLY NOW I VERY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THEM IN
A VERY PERSONAL WAY. GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH LOVE, MY LIFE, AT A TIME
FRANKLY WHEN I THOUGHT I HAVE LOST ANY REASON TO LIVE, FOLLOWING MONA'S
DEATH. MY WONDERFUL WIFE AIRYN, AND NOW OUR DAUGHTER ASIA."
--
BELL WENT ON TO SAY THAT HIS TIME WOULD BE SPENT WITH HIS NEW FAMILY.
ART ALSO SAID THAT SINCE HE IS OF "RETIREMENT AGE" HE WOULD LIKE TO
MORE OR LESS STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES, AND TAKE SOME TIME OFF. MANY
HAMS HAVE NOTICED THAT HE HAS BEEN RATHER SILENT FROM THE 160 AND 80
METER BANDS, SO ONE HAS TO HOPE THAT ART HAS ALSO NOT RETIRED FROM HAM
RADIO. :
FOR THE AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, IN LIMA OHIO, I'M FRED VOBBE, W8HDU
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According to Fred, Ian Punnet will fill in for Art Bell on weekends
until a permanent replacement is found. (W8HDU, ARNewsline - audio
use courtesy of W6OBB)
**
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